[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments

[Georges]

okay can we all agree that asus is master race for mobos?

yes

And you guys are saying they're expensive, but I got mine for $5! Ha!

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[Ninja Decoy]

I kinda like the look of the MSI mobos and the one i got got great reviews, but if i had the cash, i honestly would have gone with a newer Asus board.

EDIT: Not related to the above, but man, its awesome having a computer that can handle gaming. my entire life of computers has been hand-me-down pre-builts. Not once have i had a good GAMING computer. For the longest time i had all these games that i wanted to play, but never could because they were too graphics intensive. It might not be much to some people, but to me, its amazing. Plus, I enjoyed building my computer. Hell, i enjoyed it so much i forgot to take pics. Its something i would love to do again and again, whether its my computer or someone elses.

[Champion]

Gaming, I'm gonna set it up back home for when I'm not in school.

dont get the titan if youre gonna build a gaming pc, get something like a 780 ti or a r9 290x

[Foxscotch]

Not related to the above, but man, its awesome having a computer that can handle gaming. my entire life of computers has been hand-me-down pre-builts. Not once have i had a good GAMING computer. For the longest time i had all these games that i wanted to play, but never could because they were too graphics intensive. It might not be much to some people, but to me, its amazing. Plus, I enjoyed building my computer. Hell, i enjoyed it so much i forgot to take pics. Its something i would love to do again and again, whether its my computer or someone elses.

I was in the same situation! except not regular pre-built computers, they were all laptops

[Regulith]

EDIT: Not related to the above, but man, its awesome having a computer that can handle gaming. my entire life of computers has been hand-me-down pre-builts. Not once have i had a good GAMING computer. For the longest time i had all these games that i wanted to play, but never could because they were too graphics intensive. It might not be much to some people, but to me, its amazing. Plus, I enjoyed building my computer. Hell, i enjoyed it so much i forgot to take pics. Its something i would love to do again and again, whether its my computer or someone elses.

I'm about to have this experience, when I got into PC gaming the most advanced computer I had was my mom's laptop, then I got my own laptop about 4 years ago (prompted by my inability to play Team Fortress 2 believe it or not, unfortunately I desired portability over power at the time), and now that it's fried I'm finally getting a proper computer

My video card even comes with a free copy of the new Borderlands, a game I didn't even dream of playing before, and I'll get to play all the games I bought but couldn't run, it's an exhilarating feeling

I know my new computer may not end up being the best because of my lack of research or investment but it'll still be leaps and bounds ahead of my old one and that's all I can ask for

[Ninja Decoy]

I'm about to have this experience, when I got into PC gaming the most advanced computer I had was my mom's laptop, then I got my own laptop about 4 years ago (prompted by my inability to play Team Fortress 2 believe it or not, unfortunately I desired portability over power at the time), and now that it's fried I'm finally getting a proper computer

My video card even comes with a free copy of the new Borderlands, a game I didn't even dream of playing before, and I'll get to play all the games I bought but couldn't run, it's an exhilarating feeling

I know my new computer may not end up being the best because of my lack of research or investment but it'll still be leaps and bounds ahead of my old one and that's all I can ask for

Exactly. I actually made a sub section on steam for games i own but couldnt play due to lag. One of th emore intessive ones, Far Cry 3, i can play at ultra with 60fps average, even with a lot of stuff going on. Its great.

A while ago, i couldn't play some game on a computer i got from my parents. I wanted to play payday with some friends but it was too laggy. I was an idiot however and got a GT 630. To top it off, it was a 4gb version that costed $100. Needless to say it really didn't help a whole lot and it was loud. It was better than integrated, but only slightly. Now, with the 780, im still amazed by the fact that i can play ANY game in my steam library with max graphics without lag. $1300 for a computer that will last awhile and still be pretty decent is a nice feeling. and if i need to upgrade, I dont need to buy a whole new computer. Not only am i comfortable with opening up my computer, I also went ahead and got a motherboard that supports 2way SLI incase I wanted to go that route. I still have 2 DIMM slots so that i can go to 16gb. I have a CPU socket that also supports 4790k, incase i want to upgrade my CPU to i7. My case is massive in case i want to do watercooling.

There are so many things i can do freely with my computer. Thats whats so great about it. You aren't limited to what you have.

[Foxscotch]

I have 8GB of RAM right now, in the form of two 4GB sticks
would it be better to replace those two with two 8GB sticks, or to just add two more 4GB sticks (I do have four slots)

[Tokthree]

I have 8GB of RAM right now, in the form of two 4GB sticks
would it be better to replace those two with two 8GB sticks, or to just add two more 4GB sticks (I do have four slots)

I'd go for another two 4GB sticks but that's probably because I'm an idiot who still thinks that having as many sticks as possible is better because it allows your RAM to (collectively) perform more actions at once

[Ninja Decoy]

I have 8GB of RAM right now, in the form of two 4GB sticks
would it be better to replace those two with two 8GB sticks, or to just add two more 4GB sticks (I do have four slots)

If would be better to get 4x4 if you are stopping at 16. If you plan on going to 32, get 8x2.
Though, you dont even need 16gb unless you are doing serious video editing or digital art. Or if you want to show off. I dont even see why you would need 32, even if you do serious video editing.
If you just game, 8gb is perfect, but if you are going to upgrade, then yes, 4x4 is recommended.

[Bisjac]

i prefer the least amount of physical sticks possible.
you need at least 2 to use dual channel. but 4 sticks slows down the timing. more hardware to do the same thing is just bulk.

but thats for just extreme rigs. some nerds would notice.
most all high end rigs you see just have the 2x8 ram

and now with the new intel chipset. the new standard(s) will be 4x4 or 4x8 if your rich af

[Georges]

And here I am with 1x4. ;-;

[Nal]

it was pretty hot



but according to these sites
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013/11/07/nvidia_geforce_gtx_780_ti_video_card_review/7#.VBjvzkpdUW5
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7492/the-geforce-gtx-780-ti-review/15
it isn't too hot! and I'm pretty sure I've played games with it hotter than 54 without any issues

I tried playing this one game, and some weird stuff happened, especially when I alt-tabbed. I couldn't even get back into the game. I had to restart the game every time
anyway that game probably had something to do with it. after I restarted the computer it started going back down to normal. it's at 38 now

also the game was Automation. it's not even a graphically intensive game. it looks moderately dated. idk

That's fine. Maybe chrome itself?

[Oasis]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p4nMXL

Alright, revised from my earlier list that included a 4GB Radeon R9 290.

Should I be worried about this note?:

The G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory operating voltage of 1.65V exceeds the Intel Haswell Refresh CPU recommended maximum of 1.5V+5% (1.575V). This memory module may run at a reduced clock rate to meet the 1.5V voltage recommendation, or may require running at a voltage greater than the Intel recommended maximum.

[Tokthree]

Would probably be best to drop down to some 1600Mhz RAM, would be a real pain to lose stuff saved in your RAM because the voltage spiked or something. (I don't know much about RAM, voltages or anything related to overclocking. However I do know (probably) that it's generally not wise to run things at voltages that aren't supported by the CPU)

[TrainandSpacelover]

what do you guys think of this build?
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/sphericalcube/saved/sV3NnQ

it's a budget build, so if you decide to change anything, please keep it under $800